🎨The first Android 16 QPR1 beta is here for your Pixel with a taste of Material 3 Expressive
You can now try out Android's brand new design for yourself if you enroll in the Android Beta program!
More info 👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-beta-1-3557258/
You can now try out Android's brand new design for yourself if you enroll in the Android Beta program!
More info 👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-beta-1-3557258/
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The first Android 16 QPR1 beta is here for your Pixel with a taste of Material 3 Expressive
Google made plenty of Android announcements this week, and it's also revealed that the first Android 16 QPR1 beta is here.
🔍Android 16 QPR1's new recents screen makes split-screen easier to find
The recents screen in Android 16 QPR1 now shows a dropdown menu for every app, making it obvious there are extra options
Screenshots 👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-recents-screen-tweaks-3557780/
The recents screen in Android 16 QPR1 now shows a dropdown menu for every app, making it obvious there are extra options
Screenshots 👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-recents-screen-tweaks-3557780/
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Android 16 QPR1's new recents screen makes split-screen easier to find
Google has tweaked the recents screen in Android 16 QPR1 to add a dropdown menu for each app. Here's why they made this change.
🎨You can now try Android's bold new Material 3 Expressive design in Android 16 QPR1 beta
Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 brings the new Material 3 Expressive design that Google announced last week
Click 👇for screenshots!
https://www.androidauthority.com/material-3-expressive-android-16-qpr1-beta-3557763/
Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 brings the new Material 3 Expressive design that Google announced last week
Click 👇for screenshots!
https://www.androidauthority.com/material-3-expressive-android-16-qpr1-beta-3557763/
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You can now try Android's bold new Material 3 Expressive design in Android 16 QPR1 beta
Google unveiled its latest Material 3 Expressive design last week, and you can already see it in action in the Android 16 QPR1 beta.
🖼 First look: Pixel's 'Magic Portrait' frames your photos on the lock screen
The Pixel wallpaper app in Android 16 QPR1 adds a Magic Portrait feature that puts your lock screen wallpaper in a frame. It can also add weather effects!
Click 👇for a demo
https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-magic-portrait-wallpapers-3557769/
The Pixel wallpaper app in Android 16 QPR1 adds a Magic Portrait feature that puts your lock screen wallpaper in a frame. It can also add weather effects!
Click 👇for a demo
https://www.androidauthority.com/pixel-magic-portrait-wallpapers-3557769/
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First look: Pixel's 'Magic Portrait' frames your photos on the lock screen
Here's a look at the Pixel's new Magic Portrait feature, which puts your lock screen wallpaper in a frame and adds weather effects.
🕙Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 gives you more control over your lock screen clock
Want to make the default clock on your Pixel’s lock screen a bit smaller or bigger? You can now in Android 16 QPR1.
Click 👇for a video demo
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr-1-lock-screen-clock-resizing-3557785/
Want to make the default clock on your Pixel’s lock screen a bit smaller or bigger? You can now in Android 16 QPR1.
Click 👇for a video demo
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr-1-lock-screen-clock-resizing-3557785/
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Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 gives you more control over your lock screen clock
Google is introducing a new slider to control the size of the lock screen clock in Android 16 QPR1. Here's a first look.
📱Android 16 may blur your lock screen wallpaper for a new 'ambient AOD' look
Google is working on an ambient AOD feature that allows your lock screen wallpaper to show up on the always-on display
Here's an early look👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-ambient-aod-3557222/
Google is working on an ambient AOD feature that allows your lock screen wallpaper to show up on the always-on display
Here's an early look👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-ambient-aod-3557222/
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Android 16 may blur your lock screen wallpaper for a new 'ambient AOD' look
An Android 16 quarterly release could add 'ambient AOD', a feature that blurs your lock screen wallpaper and shows it on the AOD.
👆Android 16 QPR1 lets you check what fingerprints you've enrolled on your Pixel phone
A new button in Android’s Fingerprint Unlock settings lets you check your enrolled fingerprints
This is a simple, but nice QOL change!
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-check-enrolled-fingerprints-3559653/
A new button in Android’s Fingerprint Unlock settings lets you check your enrolled fingerprints
This is a simple, but nice QOL change!
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-check-enrolled-fingerprints-3559653/
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Android 16 QPR1 lets you check what fingerprints you've enrolled on your Pixel phone
Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 adds a new 'check enrolled fingerprints' button that lets you check which fingerprints you've enrolled.
📱Google tweaks the Pixel Launcher in Android 16 QPR1 to leave more space for your apps
The At a Glance widget takes up less room in the latest Android 16 beta update, giving you an extra row for your apps
More info👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-pixel-launcher-more-apps-3559645/
The At a Glance widget takes up less room in the latest Android 16 beta update, giving you an extra row for your apps
More info👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-pixel-launcher-more-apps-3559645/
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Google tweaks the Pixel Launcher in Android 16 QPR1 to leave more space for your apps
Google has reduced the size of the At a Glance widget in Android 16 QPR1, freeing up more space for other widgets and apps.
⏱️ Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 brings lock screen clock customization to Pixel Tablet
You can now make your Pixel Tablet's lock screen clock more personal
Screenshots 👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-beta-1-pixel-tablet-lock-screen-clock-customization-3559736/
You can now make your Pixel Tablet's lock screen clock more personal
Screenshots 👇
https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-qpr1-beta-1-pixel-tablet-lock-screen-clock-customization-3559736/
Android Authority
Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 brings lock screen clock customization to Pixel Tablet
The latest Android 16 QPR1 Beta 1 update finally allows you to change the appearance of the lock screen clock on Pixel Tablets.
⌚️Hands-on with the Wear OS 6 Developer Preview:
Wear OS 6 brings an updated Material 3 Expressive design with dynamic, watch face-based color theming, new animations, refreshed buttons, and more.
Screenshots👇
🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/wear-os-6-preview-hands-on-3559793/
Wear OS 6 brings an updated Material 3 Expressive design with dynamic, watch face-based color theming, new animations, refreshed buttons, and more.
Screenshots👇
🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/wear-os-6-preview-hands-on-3559793/
📺 Google revealed Android 16 for TVs at I/O yesterday
Android 16 for TV doesn't bring any big UI changes, but it does include much needed support for the new Eclipsa Audio format (i.e. spatial audio).
More details 👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-android-16-for-tv-preview-3559852/
Android 16 for TV doesn't bring any big UI changes, but it does include much needed support for the new Eclipsa Audio format (i.e. spatial audio).
More details 👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-tv-android-16-for-tv-preview-3559852/
⌚️The big Wear OS 6 update will make Facer great again
Wear OS 6 adds support for the Watch Face Push API, which allows watch faces made in the Watch Face Format to be synced directly from the Facer app on your phone to your watch.
More details 👇
🔗 https://androidauthority.com/facer-wear-os-6-return-3559603/
(Edited the post to correct what's actually changing!)
Wear OS 6 adds support for the Watch Face Push API, which allows watch faces made in the Watch Face Format to be synced directly from the Facer app on your phone to your watch.
More details 👇
🔗 https://androidauthority.com/facer-wear-os-6-return-3559603/
(Edited the post to correct what's actually changing!)
🖥 Google worked with Samsung to improve Android's desktop mode support!
Google revealed at I/O that Android 16's enhanced desktop windowing capabilities were built on the foundation of Samsung DeX.
No new details or images of Android's enhanced desktop windowing capabilities were revealed at I/O, with Google only showing a screenshot of how it looks on tablets already. But I showed some of these improvements off earlier this month.
Google revealed at I/O that Android 16's enhanced desktop windowing capabilities were built on the foundation of Samsung DeX.
No new details or images of Android's enhanced desktop windowing capabilities were revealed at I/O, with Google only showing a screenshot of how it looks on tablets already. But I showed some of these improvements off earlier this month.
🚗 First phones, then PCs: Now Quick Share is coming to your car
Google is bringing Quick Share to Cars with Google Built-in, ie cars w/ Android Automotive + Google Play access.
One use is to share map links from your phone to your car.
Details👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/quick-share-car-google-built-in-3559879/
Google is bringing Quick Share to Cars with Google Built-in, ie cars w/ Android Automotive + Google Play access.
One use is to share map links from your phone to your car.
Details👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/quick-share-car-google-built-in-3559879/
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First phones, then PCs: Now Quick Share is coming to your car
Quick Share lets you easily transfer files between your various devices. Now, the local sharing technology is coming to your car.
🚗 Android Auto will soon let you browse the web and watch videos
Google is opening up Android Auto to two new app categories: Video and Browsers. The company is also adding an audio-only mode to video apps in Android Automotive.
More details👇
🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-auto-weather-browser-app-support-3559888/
Google is opening up Android Auto to two new app categories: Video and Browsers. The company is also adding an audio-only mode to video apps in Android Automotive.
More details👇
🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-auto-weather-browser-app-support-3559888/
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Android Auto will soon let you browse the web and watch videos
After introducing weather apps and games to Android Auto, Google has now announced that it plans to extend support to video and browser apps.
🚗Ready, set, Gemini: Volvo will be among the first to install Google's AI
Volvo says its cars with Google built-in will be among the first to get Gemini integration later this year.
More details 👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-coming-to-volvo-first-3559943/
Volvo says its cars with Google built-in will be among the first to get Gemini integration later this year.
More details 👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/gemini-coming-to-volvo-first-3559943/
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Ready, set, Gemini: Volvo will be among the first to install Google's AI
Volvo has announced that its vehicles will be among the first to make the switch from Google Assistant to Gemini.
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✨Google is about to unleash Gemini Nano's power for third-party Android apps Google is about to open up Gemini Nano to more third-party apps, add image input, and support a ton of additional devices (not just the Pixel 9!) The documentation for ML Kit's…
Google has formally announced the new ML Kit GenAI APIs at I/O 2025!
They also showed off how an accessibility app called Envision is leveraging this API to quickly generate summaries of scanned documents, all on device.
🔗https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/on-device-gen-ai-apis-ml-kit-gemini-nano.html
They also showed off how an accessibility app called Envision is leveraging this API to quickly generate summaries of scanned documents, all on device.
🔗https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2025/05/on-device-gen-ai-apis-ml-kit-gemini-nano.html
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Using AI, you can now create an Android Bot version of yourself!
Google made a new Androidify app that takes a photo of a person, generates a description using Gemini 2.5 Flash, then generates an image of an Android bot using the Imagen 3 text-to-image model.
The only problem? You'll have to compile it yourself and provide your own API keys to access Google's AI models.
IMO this is a missed opportunity from Google. This is something they should release on Google Play and not just as a sample for developers! Can imagine folks having a lot of fun with this and sharing their custom Bots😁
The blog post does say that the version of the app that uses the "fine-tuned" Imagen 3 model will be "released later this year," but it doesn't specify whether it'll released as a compiled version for users on Google Play or just as another sample. Would be nice to know!
Google made a new Androidify app that takes a photo of a person, generates a description using Gemini 2.5 Flash, then generates an image of an Android bot using the Imagen 3 text-to-image model.
The only problem? You'll have to compile it yourself and provide your own API keys to access Google's AI models.
IMO this is a missed opportunity from Google. This is something they should release on Google Play and not just as a sample for developers! Can imagine folks having a lot of fun with this and sharing their custom Bots😁
The blog post does say that the version of the app that uses the "fine-tuned" Imagen 3 model will be "released later this year," but it doesn't specify whether it'll released as a compiled version for users on Google Play or just as another sample. Would be nice to know!
🔕Rejoice! The Android 16 QPR1 beta makes it easier to toggle Do Not Disturb mode.
Thanks to the new Quick Settings design, you no longer need to expand the Modes tile to toggle Do Not Disturb mode.
More details👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-do-not-disturb-toggle-3560071/
Thanks to the new Quick Settings design, you no longer need to expand the Modes tile to toggle Do Not Disturb mode.
More details👇
🔗 https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-do-not-disturb-toggle-3560071/
🛜 Android 16 QPR1 redesigns the status bar visuals for dual SIM signal strength
Instead of showing two signal strength indicators side-by-side, Android now stacks them on top of each other. Very Apple-esque.
Screenshots👇
🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-dual-sim-signal-bar-apple-3560100/
Instead of showing two signal strength indicators side-by-side, Android now stacks them on top of each other. Very Apple-esque.
Screenshots👇
🔗https://www.androidauthority.com/android-16-dual-sim-signal-bar-apple-3560100/
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Android 16 QPR1 borrows Apple's clever dual-SIM signal bar
Material 3 Expressive brings a whole bunch of visual changes to Android 16, including an Apple-inspired dual-SIM signal bar.